Marc Eugene Lottering (born 4 December 1967) is a

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a comedy, comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...

from

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, and grew up in the Retreat townships of the

Cape Flats The Cape Flats ( af, Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. The Cape Flats is also the name of an administrative region of the City of Cape Town, which lie ...

. His first show was titled "AFTER THE BEEP" in 1997. In 2001 he won the Vita Award for Best Actor in a Comedy, and he has also multiple Fleur du Cap Awards. In 2010 he was part of the ''Bafunny Bafunny'' show at the

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

. In 2010 he married his partner of ten years, Anwar McKay. In 2017 he staged a musical with a full ensemble and original music called "Aunty Merle the Musical" - the show ran for three sold out seasons in Cape Town and opened for a season in Johannesburg in 2019 which was well received. In 2019 he wrote a new stand up show entitled "Not A Musical" which runs in Joburg 27 May - 9 June before moving to Cape Town

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South African male comedians 1967 births Living people {{SouthAfrica-actor-stub